Kosmos 281 (Zenit-2 No.74), a Soviet medium-resolution film-return photoreconnaissance satellite. Voskhod from Plesetsk Site 41/1 placed it in LEO for optical imaging on 13 May 1969; recovered about eight days later.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 4.8 T
- Flight
- 94th
- of 299 Voskhod flights
- Date and time
- 13 May 1969, 09:15 UTC
- Rocket
- Voskhod
- Builder
- RKK Energia
- Launch site
- 41/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1969-042
- Launches in 1969
- 49th of 125
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